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This is about large battery powered EVs, not grid powered ones. Also, it doesnt matter if you can swap a battery, or charge a fixed one in a microsecond. the p
by thsksbd 3y ago
This is about large battery powered EVs, not grid powered ones.
Also, it doesnt matter if you can swap a battery, or charge a fixed one in a microsecond. the problem is the opportunity cost of using a lot of battery to electrify one vehicle instead of hybridizing many more
EVs by taking away batteries from hybrids are bad.
- thelastgallon 3y agoThanks for the explanation. Curious if there are any truck manufacturers making hybrids? Is there a Prius equivalent of trucks?
- thsksbd 3y agoI knew one guy who was working for a company that did that. Bit it's not an ideal use of batteries. Semis avoid cities, they avoid stop and go. Long cruises negate the hybrid advantage. Where hybrids shine are in heavy vehicles that do a lot of stop and go -> urban delivery trucks and contractor vehicles. This is where all out effort of electrification should start with, hybridizing these vehicles. Also, if you're serious about CO2 emissions, the most effective way to decrease them is to enforce lowered speed limits.